Kurt Vonnegut's Literary Themes and Techniques
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Emma Peterson
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History, Philosophy, Literature, Social Studies
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10th - 12th Grade
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Hard
05:24
10 questions
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1.
Multiple Choice
Why can't Billy Pilgrim sleep at the beginning of Slaughterhouse-five?
He is haunted by war memories.
He knows aliens will abduct him.
He is worried about his job.
He is suffering from insomnia.
2.
Multiple Choice
What caused Billy Pilgrim to experience events out of chronological order?
A dream.
A time machine malfunction.
A head injury.
Becoming 'unstuck' in time.
3.
Multiple Choice
Where did Vonnegut take refuge during the bombing of Dresden?
A military bunker.
A forest.
An underground meat locker.
A church basement.
4.
Multiple Choice
What did Vonnegut study to make sense of human behavior after the war?
The shapes of stories.
Psychology.
History.
Philosophy.
5.
Multiple Choice
How do Tralfamadorians perceive time?
Only the present moment.
All moments at once.
As a series of random events.
As a linear sequence.
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